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#082A8D

#082a8d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#082a8d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 16.47% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.33% cyan, 70.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 224.66°, with 89.26% saturation and 29.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0363

Complementary

  1. #082a8d
  2. #8d6b08

Split complementary

  1. #082a8d
  2. #8d2908
  3. #6d8d08

Analogous

  1. #086d8d
  2. #082a8d
  3. #29088d

Triadic

  1. #082a8d
  2. #8d082a
  3. #2a8d08

Tetradic

  1. #082a8d
  2. #6b088d
  3. #8d6b08
  4. #2a8d08

Square

  1. #082a8d
  2. #8d086d
  3. #8d6b08
  4. #088d29

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #041445
  3. #082a8d
  4. #0c40d5
  5. #3a6af4

Shades

#082a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #082a8d
  2. #07267f
  3. #062271
  4. #061d63
  5. #051955
  6. #041547
  7. #031138
  8. #020d2a
  9. #02081c
  10. #01040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#082a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #082a8d
  2. #213f98
  3. #3955a4
  4. #526aaf
  5. #6b7fbb
  6. #8495c6
  7. #9caad1
  8. #b5bfdd
  9. #ced4e8
  10. #e6eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#082a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #082a8d
  2. #14338c
  3. #203b8a
  4. #2c4489
  5. #384c88
  6. #445587
  7. #505e85
  8. #5c6684
  9. #686f83
  10. #747781
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3164 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004658 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00358f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-082a8d {
  color: #082a8d;
}
Background
.bg-082a8d {
  background-color: #082a8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-082a8d {
  border: 2px solid #082a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #082a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 42 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-082a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #082a8d, #29088d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-082a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 42 141 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.25 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.18 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.43 #f7d572 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#082a8d  rgb(8, 42, 141)  hsl(225, 89%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#8d6b08  rgb(141, 107, 8)  hsl(45, 89%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#8d082a  rgb(141, 8, 42)  hsl(345, 89%, 29%)  Burgundy
#2a8d08  rgb(42, 141, 8)  hsl(105, 89%, 29%)  Islamic Green